Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have demanded amnesty for the convicted warriors serving their sentences in different prisons across the country. Over 4000 Karamojong warriors arrested during Usalama Kwa Yote operations have been convicted of various offenses ranging from illegal possession of firearms to murder, …
Read More »Kyabazinga appointed as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador to end teenage pregnancy
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyabazinga of Busoga, Willliam Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV, has been appointed the National UN Goodwill Ambassador to end teenage pregnancy in the Busoga Sub-region and Uganda. The appointment means that Nadiope will be the voice, face and ambassador of a campaign aimed at ending …
Read More »Frank Nabwiso dead
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDETN | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC’s strong man, Frank Nabwiso has died. He died on Saturday at Mukono Church of Uganda Hospital. Family sources said that Nabwiso has been bedridden for over one month and has been since out of public life. Dr Nabwiso served as the …
Read More »Relocated Bulambuli residents want to return to their original homes
Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the people who were relocated from disaster-prone areas such as Buluganya, Sotti, and Bumasobo in Bulambuli district to the Bunambutye government resettlement area after last month’s devastating landslide, which claimed over 100 lives, are now requesting to return to their original homes. In …
Read More »NEMA starts 5 year tree planting campaign in Bugisu
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environmental Management Authority-NEMA has put in place a 5-year plan for tree planting in the Bugisu Sub-region. The tree planting project will help control the soil erosion and landslides, that have become a major threat to the people in the Bugisu region. The project comes …
Read More »Transforming lives through agriculture: FAO’s impact in Kiryandongo
Kiryandongo, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | In the sprawling Kiryandongo district of Uganda, a transformative initiative is rewriting the story of resilience and opportunity for refugees and host communities alike. With funding from the Dutch Embassy, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with Self Help Africa, launched a one-year …
Read More »Mpox: 52 contacts of Arua first case traced
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City health department is using bodaboda cyclists to help intensify the sensitization on Mpox disease in the area. This follows the tracing of 52 individuals who came in contact with a person who tested positive for Mpox. Arua City received an alert about …
Read More »Nakachwa charged over theft of curtains worth sh3.7billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shamira Nakachwa Mulika a 30-year-old woman has been remanded on charges of theft of curtains worth more than sh3.7 billion. Nakachwa, a resident of Bweya Kajansi Town Council in Wakiso District is jointly charged with four others who were already charged last month. She appeared before Senior …
Read More »BLOCKED: Uganda Law Society extra ordinary AGM
Order given on Friday night by the Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has blocked the Uganda Law Society Extra Ordinary Annual General Meeting and subsequent elections that were slated for December 17, 2024. The order given on Friday night by …
Read More »She Cranes advance to the Africa Netball Cup final
FINAL – Saturday Uganda 🇺🇬 🆚 South Africa 🇿🇦 Uganda’s Results at the Africa Netball Cup 2024: Group Stage Uganda 85-34 Eswatini Namibia 43-55 Uganda Uganda 49-50 Zimbabwe Semi-final Uganda 51-43 Malawi Swakopmund, Namibia | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda’s national netball team, the She Cranes have stormed the final of …
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